Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-22
UNDER COVER OF NIGHT.
Mysterious Movements of a Milwauks
Raiiroad working Gang.

Mysterious Movements Of a milwaukee
Raiiroad working Gang.
Sioux Falls Press, June 2lst: About
8 o'clock last evening. q gang OF between
forty and Fifty men, in charge of Road
master Shoemaker, commenced laying a
track from the Milwaukee depot, south
along the eastern side OF Phillips avenue
a frog was put in near the southwest
corner of the depot, and o few feet
graded, when the rest OF the line wss
laid on the natural eurfaes-down
through quite q gnlly and right up oyor
the great boulders. 1t is the craziest
piece OF railroad You aver looked at. A
w~heelbarrow couldn't be steered elopp
the track, let alone a locomotive. Opera.
tions were continued until nearly mid
night, when the men quit work. The
Milwaukee company owns the ground
which has been covered, it's possess
sions reaching to Sixth street, opposite
the Merchants hotel. The company
owns also half the width of Sixth street
there. Where it is pointing for is more
than any outside Its eounsels can guess.
OF course nobody connected with the
company would give any information.
Superintendent Beardsley was in the city
all day, and ran down to Canton, return
ing about IL O'Clock In the evening on q
special, bringing with him another frog,
but where it is to be used is more than
can be predicted. The has,
standing on its tracks in this city. a train
load OF material, four cars OF iron. a car
OF ties five cars OF gravel, and two cars
sealed up and contents unknown The
amount of this material indicates a pur-
pose OF something more than has
yet seen the ijghr-eyen if this
could not be surmised from the
circumstance and character OF the work
thus far done in the darkness
OF night and over the rough
ness OF the rocks. Mayor Norton was
OF course satisfied that the object was
. sneak OF some sort-to do under Gov
or something by which was intended to
evade the law. He therefore took steps
to halt the work before il should yet no
lar as to make the city the plaintiff. At
the corner OF Phillips avenue and Sixth
street. within a hundred feet OF the end
of the track, lisa, hydrant. and to this
the mayor o~rderedltwo lines of hose at.
tachsd before the tracs-layers quit work
neas midnight, His clan was to drenoh
ths gang the moment they attempted
pntting any matesial on the eity's part
OF Sixth street, and three men, were put
on guard-one at the hydrsat. and two
with the nozzles with directions what
to do. In what he did Mayor Norton
advised with Alderman Bridge, Lear
and Wiley and with several citizens
who were present, at the scene
Inc determination. was TO keep
the company within bounds,
and mol permit it to get It's track laid
so far as to lay upaR the city the burden
OF ousting theme Judge Palmer is on,
OF the city, and injunction proceedings
wonld therefofs. be delayed until toe
late be Of any service.
VaEtons susmises are afioat as TO The
move. Some see in il an attempt &c
cIrcunayent the Burhngton's o n to the
east side of the river, or some other CON
strnotion work, by occupying the
Grounds. Others gness it to be simply
Q scheme for the Milwaukee to approp-
lriate the alleys between Philips avenue
end the river. It is of course for The
ipurposs OF gaining some advantage
which the company felt that it could no,
secure by regular means. MayorN Morton
and Aldermen Lear, Bridge and Willie,
all expressed themselves in regard Il
the matter, and said that il the compap
wants anything which ii ought to hav,
it could very easily have secured it from
the eeunoll: and IL ii wants somethips
which it ought not TO have. it can't pro.
cure 1t by such tactics as have bee,
adopted.